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The Academy of Amazing Beasts #2
Dragon Tamer
Joan left a big impression in her first days at the elite Bouclier Academy. Her magical cooking warmed hearts and turned heads, and even starting to thaw the icy heart of Theo, the irresistible headmaster’s son, but her trials and tests have only begun.
After all, there are lost souls who need reuniting, the school’s Arcane Combat team needs help to win the big match, and a dragon needs taming. It’s up to Joan to live up to her destiny and save the day and the school’s future.
There’s just one problem. Theo’s obsessive ex, the vilest witch in the school, isn’t happy with Joan. She’s out for blood, and it might take more than a home-baked pie to stop her.
After all, there are lost souls who need reuniting, the school’s Arcane Combat team needs help to win the big match, and a dragon needs taming. It’s up to Joan to live up to her destiny and save the day and the school’s future.
There’s just one problem. Theo’s obsessive ex, the vilest witch in the school, isn’t happy with Joan. She’s out for blood, and it might take more than a home-baked pie to stop her.
327 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 22, 2019
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February 20, 2020
Fast paced enjoyable read
I enjoyed this more mainly because Theo was not as horrible to Joan as he was want to be in the first book. Joan is growing as a character, and although she still has her moments of feisty behaviour, she didn’t seem as confident at standing up to her friends as I’d thought she might. If she can yell at Theo, why can’t she tell Becks No?
Anyway, I missed the Chef, and a few of the other characters that had more of a presence in the previous book, and I’m hopeful that Lydia gets hers in book 3.
3 stars ⭐️
I enjoyed this more mainly because Theo was not as horrible to Joan as he was want to be in the first book. Joan is growing as a character, and although she still has her moments of feisty behaviour, she didn’t seem as confident at standing up to her friends as I’d thought she might. If she can yell at Theo, why can’t she tell Becks No?
Anyway, I missed the Chef, and a few of the other characters that had more of a presence in the previous book, and I’m hopeful that Lydia gets hers in book 3.
3 stars ⭐️
February 28, 2020
The second book and I really love this series so far. This one is even better and the characters are so great
November 11, 2019
If you liked book one then you will love book two! If you haven’t read book one then go get it now cause this series is a must read! An exciting storyline with great characters and twists and turns to keep you on your toes and romance making this a great fantasy paranormal read!
April 4, 2021
Not good
The titles suggest good things , but the content is quite dull and boring , read the first one thinking the pace might pick up but I’m afraid these books are nothing like the description and quite boring all they seem to focus on is relationships between the main two characters, the other characters showed more promise but were sidelined by a boring Joan and her relationship, not good reading , doesn’t hold the attention!
The titles suggest good things , but the content is quite dull and boring , read the first one thinking the pace might pick up but I’m afraid these books are nothing like the description and quite boring all they seem to focus on is relationships between the main two characters, the other characters showed more promise but were sidelined by a boring Joan and her relationship, not good reading , doesn’t hold the attention!
June 29, 2020
Dragon Tamer
Joan is really an amazing character,she will keep you on the edge of your seat while you are reading this book.One can only hope that as her character continues to grow as will be in for an amazing next book.
Joan is really an amazing character,she will keep you on the edge of your seat while you are reading this book.One can only hope that as her character continues to grow as will be in for an amazing next book.
July 16, 2021
Dragon Tamer bk 2 in the Academy of Amazing Beasts series is really good i really like Joan and her magical cooking and Theo the headmasters son. Can Joan live up to her destiny and save the day and also tame a dragon read and find out.
September 4, 2020
It had potential but it made me feel like I was reading a 600 page book, not 300. There was so much unnecessary boring bits that should have been edited out.
October 5, 2019
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving an honest review. As I’ve said before, I always give honest reviews whether people appreciate them or not.
This is the second story of the Academy of Amazing Beasts by Melody Rose. I highly recommend reading the first book in this series, Her White Wolf, before tackling this one. With that said, read the last line again. This story begins almost immediately where the first book ended. While this is not a review of the first book, I have to say that the male, main character is so unlikable that I could barely finish that book. Since this one begins when that one ends I almost couldn’t continue reading it. Sighs. Our main, female character is Joan. She’s a human who can bake like no other and seems to have a gift with animals. Theo is the Headmaster’s son and he all but dragged her from her human world to the Bouclier Academy where Witches are trained to use magic. Theo, and a few of the other students completely mistreat her since she has only human and they call her a Lamb’s Blood. Yes, that isn’t a very nice thing to do.
Joan is a very good person. She treats everyone with respect and love, but she and Theo often go at each other. He isn’t used to anyone, let alone a measly human, standing up to him. She has one good friend, Rebecca, and is also friends with a troll and an ogre, Yavo and Irk. I wanted to read this book almost solely to see how Joan tames a dragon. Unfortunately, that was basically a very short portion of the story and we never got to see the dragon again. Joan and Rebecca do meet up with Nate, the only male student I liked from the first book. He’s an athlete, and is team captain for the upcoming multi school games. Sort of like the Olympics if you will. The girls agree to cook for the team, Joan specifically but with Rebecca’s assistance, is an excellent magical chef.
I’m glad I read Her White Wolf first because I’d have had no idea what was going on in this book if I hadn’t. The first book was…ok and left me with many questions I was hoping would be answered in this one. They weren’t really. Why did Theo’s father, who was gifted with the sight, not care about what his son did or what happened to his son? Why didn’t the all loving Joan ever check the e-mails she sent to the friends she had in the human world when she’d been at the Academy for a while? Now that I’ve read this book, I have one additional question. What exactly did Nascha do with Lydia? Theo was the biggest stuck up, entitled jerk in Book One. In this one he’s…still a pretentious shmuck, but he seemed to improve by the middle. The story improved by the end, but I had some issues with the editing. Not only was there a ‘their’ – ‘there’ issue, there seemed to be a serious problem with sentence structure in the middle section. There were many sentences with the subject going to object and prepositional phrase with no verbs. It was just as annoying as there/their…I loved sections of this and hated others.
This is the second story of the Academy of Amazing Beasts by Melody Rose. I highly recommend reading the first book in this series, Her White Wolf, before tackling this one. With that said, read the last line again. This story begins almost immediately where the first book ended. While this is not a review of the first book, I have to say that the male, main character is so unlikable that I could barely finish that book. Since this one begins when that one ends I almost couldn’t continue reading it. Sighs. Our main, female character is Joan. She’s a human who can bake like no other and seems to have a gift with animals. Theo is the Headmaster’s son and he all but dragged her from her human world to the Bouclier Academy where Witches are trained to use magic. Theo, and a few of the other students completely mistreat her since she has only human and they call her a Lamb’s Blood. Yes, that isn’t a very nice thing to do.
Joan is a very good person. She treats everyone with respect and love, but she and Theo often go at each other. He isn’t used to anyone, let alone a measly human, standing up to him. She has one good friend, Rebecca, and is also friends with a troll and an ogre, Yavo and Irk. I wanted to read this book almost solely to see how Joan tames a dragon. Unfortunately, that was basically a very short portion of the story and we never got to see the dragon again. Joan and Rebecca do meet up with Nate, the only male student I liked from the first book. He’s an athlete, and is team captain for the upcoming multi school games. Sort of like the Olympics if you will. The girls agree to cook for the team, Joan specifically but with Rebecca’s assistance, is an excellent magical chef.
I’m glad I read Her White Wolf first because I’d have had no idea what was going on in this book if I hadn’t. The first book was…ok and left me with many questions I was hoping would be answered in this one. They weren’t really. Why did Theo’s father, who was gifted with the sight, not care about what his son did or what happened to his son? Why didn’t the all loving Joan ever check the e-mails she sent to the friends she had in the human world when she’d been at the Academy for a while? Now that I’ve read this book, I have one additional question. What exactly did Nascha do with Lydia? Theo was the biggest stuck up, entitled jerk in Book One. In this one he’s…still a pretentious shmuck, but he seemed to improve by the middle. The story improved by the end, but I had some issues with the editing. Not only was there a ‘their’ – ‘there’ issue, there seemed to be a serious problem with sentence structure in the middle section. There were many sentences with the subject going to object and prepositional phrase with no verbs. It was just as annoying as there/their…I loved sections of this and hated others.
November 16, 2019
When I read this, I did not realize that it was the second in a series. You definitely need the context of the first book, because you’re dropped right into the action.
Parts of me really liked this book. I liked how Rose convincingly wove a world very different from ours and that we were discovering it right along with our heroine, Joan. I liked how the chapters gave us different characters’ inner monologues and they spoke with distinct perspectives and personalities. The general action of the storyline was engaging and I want to read more of the tale of Joan, Becks, Theo and Nate.
You might be wondering why I didn’t give it more stars.
(1) It needs more proofreading. Throughout the story, there were wrong words that were similar enough to guess what the right ones should be. I don’t know if it was my copy, but every chapter there would be 2-3 lines would be jumbled together, so that I had to stop and decode what should be there. Example: *His opponent theatrical entrance, walked out without Kyo’s instead deciding on long, measured strides* This should read *His opponent walked out without Kyo’s theatrical entrance, instead deciding on long, measured strides* Another instance: *“ Monsieurs patience!” the and mademoiselles! Merci elegant host called out, pour votre*
(2) The language. It was disconcerting to hear f-bombs and other expletives in a story taking place on another world inhabited by mages. Even if Joan is a transplant from Earth, it’s too dissonant not to be distracting. This leads me to my biggest complaint:
(3) The sex. There was nothing in the description to prepare me for the story’s sexual content. I’ve read stories about dragons who have to copulate often with their pregnant mates and Regency lords doing indiscrete things with their beloveds. I skip over the racy bits because that’s not my thing. Warning would have helped to mentally prepare for what unfolded in chapter 2 and then again later. And, honestly, I don’t think it’s needed for the story. I actually think it detracts from the story because it becomes about titillation rather than the really cool world of Lemuria and the original types of magic that Rose has invented. I’ve read about plenty of magics, but a cooking mage is new (and really cool).
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Parts of me really liked this book. I liked how Rose convincingly wove a world very different from ours and that we were discovering it right along with our heroine, Joan. I liked how the chapters gave us different characters’ inner monologues and they spoke with distinct perspectives and personalities. The general action of the storyline was engaging and I want to read more of the tale of Joan, Becks, Theo and Nate.
You might be wondering why I didn’t give it more stars.
(1) It needs more proofreading. Throughout the story, there were wrong words that were similar enough to guess what the right ones should be. I don’t know if it was my copy, but every chapter there would be 2-3 lines would be jumbled together, so that I had to stop and decode what should be there. Example: *His opponent theatrical entrance, walked out without Kyo’s instead deciding on long, measured strides* This should read *His opponent walked out without Kyo’s theatrical entrance, instead deciding on long, measured strides* Another instance: *“ Monsieurs patience!” the and mademoiselles! Merci elegant host called out, pour votre*
(2) The language. It was disconcerting to hear f-bombs and other expletives in a story taking place on another world inhabited by mages. Even if Joan is a transplant from Earth, it’s too dissonant not to be distracting. This leads me to my biggest complaint:
(3) The sex. There was nothing in the description to prepare me for the story’s sexual content. I’ve read stories about dragons who have to copulate often with their pregnant mates and Regency lords doing indiscrete things with their beloveds. I skip over the racy bits because that’s not my thing. Warning would have helped to mentally prepare for what unfolded in chapter 2 and then again later. And, honestly, I don’t think it’s needed for the story. I actually think it detracts from the story because it becomes about titillation rather than the really cool world of Lemuria and the original types of magic that Rose has invented. I’ve read about plenty of magics, but a cooking mage is new (and really cool).
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
November 7, 2019
Joan left a big impression in her first days at the elite Bouclier Academy. Her magical cooking warmed hearts and turned heads, and even starting to thaw the icy heart of Theo, the irresistible headmaster’s son, but her trials and tests have only begun.
After all, there are lost souls who need reuniting, the school’s Arcane Combat team needs help to win the big match, and a dragon needs taming. It’s up to Joan to live up to her destiny and save the day and the school’s future.
There’s just one problem. Theo’s obsessive ex, the vilest witch in the school, isn’t happy with Joan. She’s out for blood, and it might take more than a home-baked pie to stop her.
I loved this one so much!!!
Amazing addition to the series.
Well written plot and story line that I found so engaging from the start.
I love how well the characters are fleshed out and they were fun to read about.
Amazing world building running throughout.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
After all, there are lost souls who need reuniting, the school’s Arcane Combat team needs help to win the big match, and a dragon needs taming. It’s up to Joan to live up to her destiny and save the day and the school’s future.
There’s just one problem. Theo’s obsessive ex, the vilest witch in the school, isn’t happy with Joan. She’s out for blood, and it might take more than a home-baked pie to stop her.
I loved this one so much!!!
Amazing addition to the series.
Well written plot and story line that I found so engaging from the start.
I love how well the characters are fleshed out and they were fun to read about.
Amazing world building running throughout.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
December 6, 2019
It was passable.
This book while a decent read, has nothing to do with dragons, there were two mentions of dragons in all. I find myself pretty disappointed that the description in book one and two leaned heavily on the beast taming yet in both books and especially in this book there was little to none.
The plot point built up in the start of book one were well and truly dropped in this book and was more about the budding romance between the FMC and the MMC. I found it a real disappointment to be honest. I really think the title on at least this book needs renaming. The FMC cooks. That's the extent of her abilities in this book, yet in book one it was built up as her being a champion. I think the author may need to rethink the plot points, the title and the description.
Taking away all those expectations, the book was passable as a decent read. Just extremely disappointed at not having any decent dragon encounters.
This book while a decent read, has nothing to do with dragons, there were two mentions of dragons in all. I find myself pretty disappointed that the description in book one and two leaned heavily on the beast taming yet in both books and especially in this book there was little to none.
The plot point built up in the start of book one were well and truly dropped in this book and was more about the budding romance between the FMC and the MMC. I found it a real disappointment to be honest. I really think the title on at least this book needs renaming. The FMC cooks. That's the extent of her abilities in this book, yet in book one it was built up as her being a champion. I think the author may need to rethink the plot points, the title and the description.
Taking away all those expectations, the book was passable as a decent read. Just extremely disappointed at not having any decent dragon encounters.
October 13, 2019
The bottom line on Melody Rose’s The Academy of Amazing Beasts: Dragon Tamer (Book 2) is that if you liked Her White Wolf (Book 1) then you will love this book. Joan is back and the elite Bouclier Academy is much better off for it. There are tons of academy story lines out there these days. It’s the new hot thing to write. Some are total garbage while others are total joys. This book is the latter. Best off starting with the first book (though you can read this stand-alone if you truly insist, all I can say is (a) prepare yourself for some addictive fun and (b) not surprisingly this book is highly recommended (as is its predecessor book 1).
October 3, 2019
A very entertaining tale
“Dragon Tamer” is Melody Rose’s follow-up to “Her White Wolf” which brings us back to the Academy with Joan. The scenes are creatively written and exciting with twists that keep you interested and reading from cover to cover. The main characters are entertaining and well-developed. The story can be read as a standalone, but I recommend that you read book 1 first for more enjoyment and background on the characters. This is a good read.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review
“Dragon Tamer” is Melody Rose’s follow-up to “Her White Wolf” which brings us back to the Academy with Joan. The scenes are creatively written and exciting with twists that keep you interested and reading from cover to cover. The main characters are entertaining and well-developed. The story can be read as a standalone, but I recommend that you read book 1 first for more enjoyment and background on the characters. This is a good read.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review
October 8, 2019
Couldn’t finish the book. After 50 pages I just couldn’t finish this book. It read as if it was written in a foreign language and translated into English. Stiff, stilted, awkward sentences, and read as if it was written over 100 years ago. No depth to the main characters. No flow to the writing. Hard to read. Couldn’t get into it. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
October 10, 2019
This is the second book in this series and Joan is settling into the academy but it's not all smooth sailing as she deals with her jealous ex and other things. She's grown since the first book, She's feeling more secure is the magical world. As for Theo, he's still is unlikeable but is a little more tolerable in this book. There's lots of action, intrigue, and chemistry which does make up a little for Theo's personality.
October 10, 2019
Joan has impressed not only some of her professors, but also Theo, the headmaster's son with her cooking prowess and use of magic. She has ridden a dragon, and she and Theo have become close. But Lydia is not going to let him escape her that easily. Will Joan's magic be strong enough to save herself - and Theo - from Lydia's revenge?
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
January 1, 2021
OMG! This was a wild ride a several fronts! There was some romantic activity for Joan ... some amazing magical cooking from Joan ... a new budding relationship for Becs ... maybe a bit of a personality change for Theo? ... Lydia is crazy! ... Tournament action ... I need the next book please!
October 10, 2019
Dragon Tamer by Melody Rose is a wonderful story to read. This is book number two in this wonderful series that I have loved reading very much. I highly recommend this story to everyone who loves reading about fantasy and paranormal romance.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
November 14, 2019
I enjoyed reading this book but if you haven't yet, you should read book one before attempting to read this one. I liked Joan's character and her amazing cooking skills and the interesting way she uses magic. But I don't get why she needs someone like Theo in her life. She can do better!
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
November 24, 2019
SMUT and Foul Language
I thought this was a book about dragons. Only one mention of riding a dragon (so there was a private place to have sex). I skipped a lot to find something besides SMUT and did not finish the book. Removed holder's indication that I read this book out of embarrassment. Should have been a warning about how foul this book is!
I thought this was a book about dragons. Only one mention of riding a dragon (so there was a private place to have sex). I skipped a lot to find something besides SMUT and did not finish the book. Removed holder's indication that I read this book out of embarrassment. Should have been a warning about how foul this book is!
October 10, 2019
Joan is back and things are looking a little better for her as she settles into the academy. It is not all smooth sailing, however, as she has to deal with a jealous ex and a dragon among other things. The storyline is well written and the characters are great.
October 10, 2019
I’m addicted to this. The way everything is put together is both satisfying and frustrating. The characters have so many facets it elevates their story to another level.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
October 13, 2019
Joan has grown so much since book 1. I enjoy that she is adjusting to the magical world and becoming more confident. Theo has finally become tolerable in this book and I enjoy the dynamic he brings to the story. I am interested to see where things lead as Joab continues on her journey.
October 11, 2019
I enjoyed reading this book, it has a great storyline. There is lots of action, intrigue and the chemistry and interaction between the characters is great. I can't wait for more from this author. I received this book as a FREE ARC copy to read and I voluntarily leave this review.
October 12, 2019
I just love these academy books. I cant get enough of them. I love the storyline and the characters. It was so good I read it in one sitting. I definitely recommend this series.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
October 14, 2019
Great 2nd book, story line and characters well written, would recommend to those who like Paranormal romance, highly reccommend, couldnt put it down, loved it, cant wait for the next in the series
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
October 21, 2019
This was a really great book. Loved the storyline and found the characters well written. I love the cover. I recommend reading.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
November 5, 2019
Excellent series!
An amazingly imaginative fantasy that provides all the magic and adventure one desires in entertainment. The growth and fall of the characters is most intriguing. I'm eager to see where this series goes next. Enjoy!
An amazingly imaginative fantasy that provides all the magic and adventure one desires in entertainment. The growth and fall of the characters is most intriguing. I'm eager to see where this series goes next. Enjoy!
November 8, 2019
The Fiest
Adult content, reader discretion advised. So Joan makes some big decisions that make some major waves in this book. Talk about mean girl, Lydia is crazy! Theo is still a pompous ass.
Adult content, reader discretion advised. So Joan makes some big decisions that make some major waves in this book. Talk about mean girl, Lydia is crazy! Theo is still a pompous ass.
October 10, 2019
starts where book one ends and if you are into academy books right now this one might peek your interest.
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